PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor's entrance music is The Foggy Dew / El Chapo. A fine choice. Putin has chosen IAMX - Happiness as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vlad Putin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

McGregor
vs
Putin

175 cm
25
168 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

183 cm
26
175 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
McGregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGregor fails with a takedown attempt.
Putin fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGregor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Putin.
Putin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McGregor throws a hook to the side of Putin's head but Putin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Putin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGregor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGregor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Putin wants to clinch up but McGregor keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and McGregor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGregor.
McGregor circles away from the clinch attempt
and McGregor counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin slips under a jab.
Putin tries to clinch up but McGregor circles away and keeps his distance.
McGregor scores with a hook.
Putin throws a right and a left that both miss.
It appears McGregor was looking to counter with a kick there.
Putin moves to clinch but McGregor breaks away
and McGregor counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
McGregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Putin.
McGregor throwing a counter right hand but Putin manages to avoid it.
Putin throws a head kick that misses
and Putin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Putin tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it.
McGregor connects with a body shot.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Putin was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Putin wants to clinch
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Putin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor misses with a double jab.
Putin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Putin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Putin wants to clinch
and McGregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McGregor - that will leave a mark!
A telegraphed right hand from McGregor misses the target.
Putin moves in looking to clinch but McGregor pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGregor throws a jab when Putin was well out of range.
Putin wants to counter with a clinch but McGregor pushes him away.
McGregor lands a nice shot that snaps Putin's head back.
Putin lands a jab-cross combination.
Vlad Putin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGregor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Putin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch but McGregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Putin.
McGregor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Putin blocks a jab.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Putin.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
McGregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from McGregor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGregor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Putin tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick from Putin lands but McGregor takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin darts in trying to clinch
and McGregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Putin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGregor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Putin closes the distance but McGregor moves to the side
and McGregor counters with a right hand to the body.
McGregor circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGregor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vlad Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin looks winded!
A low kick from Putin is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGregor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGregor misses the shot to the body.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGregor works Putin's body with a nice hook.
Putin doesn't manage to clinch there - McGregor circles away.
McGregor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor McGregor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Putin tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it.
McGregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Putin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Putin is looking to clinch.
McGregor keeps the fight on the outside.
Putin tries to clinch up.

Putin pushes McGregor up against the cage in a clinch.
McGregor scores with a shot to the side of Putin's head.
McGregor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGregor lands a nice uppercut.

Putin is rocked!

McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Putin blocks a head kick by McGregor.
Putin doesn't manage to clinch there - McGregor circles away.
McGregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Putin wants to clinch
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
Putin is still on wobbly legs! Can McGregor finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a straight right.
Putin seems to have recovered his senses.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGregor keeps the fight on the outside.
McGregor throws a leg kick but Putin checks it.

Putin rushes McGregor and presses him up against the cage.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
Putin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGregor avoids a wild elbow strike from Putin.
McGregor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Putin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.

McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor scores with the left hand. Putin knows he should have avoided that one.
McGregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Putin.
A little feinted left hand from McGregor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Putin can do to turn this around?

Putin drives through and clinches with McGregor against the cage.

McGregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Putin darts in trying to clinch
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putin tries to clinch there but McGregor circles away.
Putin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin closes the distance but McGregor moves to the side
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Putin wants to clinch up but McGregor keeps it at a distance.
McGregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Putin but Putin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Putin looks to clinch
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Putin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Putin tries to clinch up but McGregor circles away and keeps his distance.
McGregor half committed to a counter leg kick.
Putin moves out of range as McGregor strikes.
McGregor throws the left hand but Putin avoids the punch easily.
Putin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Putin wants to clinch
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
Putin tries to clinch up
and McGregor scores with a counter punch that sends Putin to the canvas! McGregor smells blood - he's punishing Putin with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Putin has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor McGregor!
Conor McGregor took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Surprise surprise motherf**kers, the king is back!'.